Heel for ladies&#39; shoes



D. BERGER.

HEEL FOR LADIES SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV: 30,4920.

' Patented Apr. 4

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

PATENT OFFICE.

DAVED BERGER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HEEL FOR LADIES SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

Application filed November 30, 1920. Serial No. 427,278.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVED BERGER, a citizen of Hungary, residing in thecity and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful Heel for Ladies Shoes, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention comprehends a novel construction of a heel forladies shoes to which can be readily attached a leather or rubber heel.

It is now customary to make the body portion of the heel out of woodwhich is painted or stained the desired color or which is covered withleather, cloth or other material. Heels of this character often becomecracked and broken and it is difficult to straighten them Or attach tothem the heel portion which forms the tread surface.

In accordance with my present invention the heel is formed with a topmember adapted to be connected with the shoe and with a lower membervconnected with and spaced from the top member. The heel is given theproper contour by forming it of wire mesh which is connected to theupper and lower portions of the heel. The heelwhich forms the treadportion is detachably connected with the body portion of the heel sothat it may be replaced by the user when it becomes worn withoutrendering it necessary to send it to a repair shop.

Other novel features of'construction and advantage will hereinafter morefully ap-' pear in the detailed description.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in theaccompanying .bodiment will be found in practice to give satisfactoryand reliable results, although it is to be understood that the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to theprecise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities asherein shown 'and described.

Figure 1 represents, in perspective, a heel for ladies shoes embodyingmy invention.

Figure 2 represents the heel in sectional elevation, the section beingtaken substantially on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents the heel in side elevation, with the tread portionremoved.

Figure 4 represents, in perspective, certain of the parts 'of theconstruction in detached position.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawing.

1 designates the top plate which is cut away as indicated at 2 forming aU-shaped portion 3 which is provided with apertures 4. Depending fromthe plate 1 is a post 5 which is preferably tubular and preferablysubstantially centrally disposed with respect to the plate 1. The post 5is adapted to be received in the slot 6 of a top member 7 which ispreferably of leather and connected with the plate 1 by means offastening devices 8 which pass through the apertures 4 and into the topmember 7. The lower end ofthe post 5 passes through the aperture 9 in abottom member 10 which is preferably made-of leather and the bottom faceof this memberv 10 is covered by a metal plate 11 which is connectedwith the post 5 in any desired manner, for example, by welding orsoldering. The plate 11 is provided with a plurality of apertures 12adapted to receive the screws 13, the heads of which are concealedwithin the countersunk portions of the apertures 14 of the heel portion15 which forms the tread surface.

16 designates a wire mesh which has the contour to form the desiredshape of a ladies heel. This wire mesh at the bottom extends over thebottom face of the lower member 10 a desired distance and is securedbetween the member 10 and the plate 11. The wire mesh at the upper endis bent over the plate 1. After the wire mesh of the proper form issecured in position a strip of leather 17 is secured thereto in anydesired manner so that the entire side walls of the body portion of theheel will be covered. I preferably fillv of any desired nature so thatwhen the body portion of the heel is finished it will have the samegeneral appearance as if it was formed of wood or cast from metal. Theleather or other covering is folded over the top plate 1 as indicated at19 and secured thereto in any desired manner, for example, by means ofadhesive. The heel is secured to the shoe by means of the screws 20which pass through the sole of the shoe at the heel portion thereof.

If at any time the tread portion becomes worn down or if it is desiredto change from a rubber to a leather tread portion or vice versa thetread portion can be readily removed by the user by simply unscrewingthe screws 13, removing the tread portion, replacing a'nother treadportion in position and securing it in place by means of the screws 13.

A heel constructed in accordance with my present invention can beeconomically manufactured and can be readily repaired whenever desired.v

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful heel forladies shoes which embodies the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description,and while I have, in the present instance, shown and described apreferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactoryand reliable results, it is to be understood that such embodiment issusceptible of modification in various particulars without departingfrom the spirit or scope of the in vention or sacrificing any of itsadvantages.

Having thus described my invention,.

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is a 1. Aheel for ladies shoes, comprising a top and a bottom plate, a top and abottom leather portion, a post connecting said plates, wire mesh formingthe side walls of the body portion between said plates, and a detachabletread portion secured next to said bottom plate.

2. A heel for ladies shoes, comprising a top and a bottom plate, a topand a bottom leather portion, a post connecting said plates, w1re meshforming the side walls of the body portion between said plates, and acomposition filling the space within said wire mesh.

3. A heel for ladies shoes, comprising a top plate having a port-ion cutaway and having a recess and a depending post, a member secured to saidplate to cover the recessed portion, a second member at the lower end ofsaid post and into which the post passes, a bottom plate connected tosaid 0st, wire mesh secured in position by sai top and bottom plates andhaving its side wall conforming to the shape of the body portion of theheel, a composition within said wire mesh to maintain its formation, anda covering for said wire mesh.

4:. A heel for ladies shoes, comprising a top and a bottom plate, a postconnecting said plates, a top and bottom leather portion through whichsaid post passes, wire mesh conforming to the shape of the heel andconnected to said top and bottom plates, said bottom plate havingopenings therethrough, a detachable heel, fastening devices passingthrough said openings and engaging the bot-- tom leather portiontosecure the detachable heel in place, and a filling within said wiremesh to maintain its formation.

DAVED BERGER.

Witnesses:

H. S. FAIRBANKS, C. D. MOVAY.

